Frigidaire FEQ332ES Installation Instructions (All Languages) - Page 7

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION Canadian ELECTRIC Dryer ALL ELECTRIC Dryers The following are specific requirements for proper and safe electrical installation of your dryer. Failure to follow these instructions can create electrical shock and/or a fire hazard. This appliance MUST be properly grounded. Electrical shock can result if the dryer is not properly grounded. Follow the instructions in this manual for proper grounding. Do not use an extension cord with this dryer. Some extension cords are not designed to withstand the amounts of electrical current this dryer utilizes and can melt, creating electrical shock and/or fire hazard. Locate the dryer within reach of the receptacle for the length power cord to be purchased, allowing some slack in the cord. Refer to the pre-installation requirements in this manual for the proper power cord to be purchased. A U.L. approved strain relief must be installed onto power cord. If the strain relief is not attached, the cord can be pulled out of the dryer and can be cut by any movement of the cord, resulting in electrical shock. Do not use an aluminum wired receptacle with a copper wired power cord and plug (or vice versa). A chemical reaction occurs between copper and aluminum and can cause electrical shorts. The proper wiring and receptacle is a copper wired power cord with a copper wired receptacle. DANGER Improper connection of the equipment grounding conductor can result in a risk of electrical shock. Check with a licensed electrician if you are in doubt as to whether the appliance is properly grounded. For a grounded, cord-connected dryer: 1. The dryer must be grounded. In the event of a malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce the risk of electrical shock by a path of least resistance for electrical current. 2. Since your dryer is equipped with a power supply cord having an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding plug, the plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances. If in doubt, call a licensed electrician. NOTE: Dryers operating on 208 volt power supply will have longer drying times than operating on 240 volt power supply. GROUNDING REQUIREMENTS 1. Remove the screw securing the Non-Canadian ELECTRIC Dryer terminal block access cover to the rear panel and remove cover. 2. Install a U.L. approved strain relief DANGER Improper connection of the equipment connector in the entry hole on the grounding conductor can result in a risk of electrical shock. back panel. Check with a licensed electrician if you are in doubt as to whether 3. Insert a NEMA 14-30 Type ST or SRDT, U.L. approved the appliance is properly grounded. power cord through the strain relief. 4. Attach the green power cord ground wire to the cabinet For a grounded, cord-connected dryer: 1. The dryer MUST be grounded. In the event of a malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce the risk of electrical shock by a path of least resistance for electrical current. with the green ground screw 5. Attach the white (neutral) wire from the power cord to the silver- colored center terminal on the terminal block. Tighten the screw securely. 6. Attach the red and black wires from the power cord to the 2. If your dryer is equipped with a power supply cord having an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding plug, the plug MUST be plugged into an appropriate, copper wired receptacle that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances. If in doubt, outer brass-colored terminals on the terminal block. Tighten both screws securely. 7. Tighten the screws securing the cord restraint firmly against the power cord. 8. Reinstall the terminal block access cover. call a licensed electrician. For a permanently connected dryer: ALL GAS Dryers 1. The dryer MUST be connected to a grounded metal, This dryer is equipped with a three-prong (grounding) plug for permanent wiring system; or an equipment grounding your protection against shock hazard and should be plugged conductor must be run with the circuit conductors and directly into a properly grounded three-prong receptacle. Do connected to the equipment-grounding terminal or lead on not cut or remove the grounding prong from this plug. the appliance. 7